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The Advanced Practice Professional (NP-PA) provides comprehensive family medicine services within the scope of training and experience to people of all ages and genders.

May work at any SEARHC Front Street Clinic in Juneau. Front Street Clinic provides caretovulnerable populations in Juneau.

SEARHCis a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than ajobitsa fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits including retirement paid time off paid parental leave health insurance dental and vision benefits life insurance and long and short-term disability and more.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Providescomprehensive primary care including but not limited to diagnosis treatment minor procedures coordination of care referral preventative care and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients.

• Participates fully in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotation.

• Maintainsaccurateandtimelydocumentation of servicesisaccordance with SEARHC policy.

• Providesoptimalpatient experience using strong listening and communication skills.

• Builds long-term patient care relationships.

• Consults SEARHC physician as needed for patientcare anduses other access to specialists as needed ( ANMC providers etc.).

• Provides medical services at facilities within the SEARHC care network and other facilities and locations listed in SEARHCs compact and funding agreement with the Indian Health Service.

• Activelyparticipatesin SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.

• Activelyparticipatesin provider meetings clinic meetings and SEARHC medical staff functions.

Education Certifications and Licenses Required

• State of Alaska Medical License as an NP or PA

• Board-certified in specialty by accrediting body

• Maintains active unrestricted DEA registration

• Maintains active SEARHC medical staff privileges

• BLS Required

• BLSO required orWorkDaytraining for Obstetrical Emergencies

Experience Required

• Two years of experience as a practicing provider

• Additionalclinical experience or training prior to practice as a licensed provider may be considered by the Medical Director of Primary Care Clinics to meet this minimum experience requirement.

Knowledge of

• Knowledge of primary health care practices and principles

• Basic emergency care and protocol where appropriate

• Common disease processes and pharmacology

• Is aware of standards of care EMTALA HIPAA health care risk management principles medical ethics and medical malpractice principles

Skills

• Effective communication skill and ability to interact with staff and patients

• Operating essential basic medical equipment

• Making proper assessments based upon history exam lab x-ray and other data

• Incorporating health promotion and health prevention activities into patient care

• Educating patients and family members about diagnoses treatment plan alternatives risks options and medications

• Providinghigh-quality health care services including the performance of medical proceduresappropriate tothe outpatient and emergency care setting

Ability to

• Promote teamwork and collaboration

• Resolve conflict

• Efficientlyutilizeelectronic medical record and otherclinically-requiredtechnology

• Carefully listen to patients and family members

• Clearly express ideas through oral and written communication

• Efficiently analyze complex situations and solve problems

• Effectively implement clinical program strategies